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Apr 25, 2023 Song Yadong meets Ricky Simon in the bantamweight main event of UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Las Vegas. The main card at the UFC Apex is on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET, preceded by prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+ at 4 p.m. Song (19-7-1, 1 NC) is coming off a fourth-round

12:59 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN MILWAUKEE — Less than two weeks ago, the Miami Heat were trailing with under five minutes to go in the final Eastern Conference play-in game against the Chicago Bulls. At that point, it was easy to see a world in which the Heat wouldn’t even make the playoffs — and

6:45 AM ET ESPN staff The Carolina Panthers, with the No. 1 overall pick, are hours away from being on the clock — which means the 2023 NFL draft has arrived. There will be 259 total selections over a three-day period from Thursday to Saturday. The big questions heading into the draft: Where the top

7:51 AM ET Gervonta Davis defeated Ryan Garcia in one of the most anticipated fights in boxing this year, a seventh-round KO at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The fight was contested at a catchweight of 136 pounds, but Davis showed he’s going to be trouble for anybody at 135 and 140 pounds. But was

5:31 PM ET The first women’s major championship of the season is in the books. The second men’s major, the PGA Championship at Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, New York, is three weeks away. There’s plenty of professional golf to watch this week, with the PGA Tour in Mexico, the LIV Golf League in

10:25 AM ET ESPN staff We’ve reached another pivot point in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs, as 32 games have been played. Each series will be heading back to the higher seeded team’s home ice, with four of them looking to close things out in Game 5. But beyond the wins and losses, what other

9:00 AM ET ESPN staff Most of college football’s biggest spring games have come and gone, and now it’s time to flash forward to August and the upcoming season. Two of the biggest questions as the summer approaches: Which offense will be the most explosive, and which players will be behind that production? We’ve already

9:52 AM ET D’Arcy MaineESPN.com For years, people have wondered who could possibly replace tennis’ superstars once they inevitably moved on. Now, with Serena Williams and Roger Federer officially retired, and with injuries currently plaguing Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, it seems we’re getting a clearer picture of those ready to accept the mantle. On

7:00 AM ET IN RECENT SEASONS, whenever Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper reached second base against the Washington Nationals — and then the Los Angeles Dodgers — he made a midgame recruiting pitch to an old friend. Harper knew Trea Turner was still a couple of years from free agency, but as long as his

7:48 PM ET Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Kyle Busch benefitted from miscommunication with his Richard Childress Racing crew to win at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in double overtime and under caution. It was the second win of the season for Busch in his new No. 8 Chevrolet and second career victory at Talladega —

7:04 PM ET Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Blazing Sevens has been withdrawn from the Kentucky Derby, allowing Jace’s Road into the 20-horse field for the 149th running on May 6 at Churchill Downs. The Chad Brown-trained colt was tied for 17th with 46 points after his third-place finish in the Grade 1 Blue Grass

3:00 PM ET Rob DawsonCorrespondent LONDON — Manchester United set up an FA Cup final against neighbours Manchester City with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over Brighton on Sunday at Wembley. After 120 goalless minutes and six successful penalties each in the shootout, Solly March missed Brighton’s seventh kick before Victor Lindelof stepped up to

1:20 AM ET Bellator MMA flyweight champion Liz Carmouche defended her title for the second time on Friday by submitting challenger DeAnna Bennett via arm triangle choke at 4:29 of the fourth round. The 125-pound title fight headlined Bellator 294 inside Neal S. Blaisdell Centre in Honolulu. It was a unique situation in that it

8:00 AM ET RYAN GARCIA DIDN’T care anymore. Didn’t care how famous he was. Didn’t care who saw him or what they thought of him. Didn’t care about much of anything as he sat hunched over a poker table in the Commerce Casino — “the most celebrated cardroom in the world,” it proclaims — one

1:56 PM BST Ospreys scrum-half Harri Morgan is taking a break from the sport as he revealed his struggles with mental health. Morgan, 23, posted on social media about how he has “suffered in silence,” and spoke about how he tried to take his own life earlier this year. In his Instagram post titled “My

8:00 AM ET IT’S A LITTLE after 1 o’clock in the morning on Thursday, Feb. 9, and Mikal Bridges, the talented swingman from the Phoenix Suns, is awake inside the Four Seasons hotel in Atlanta. The trade deadline is 14 hours away. For months, Bridges has known that if the Suns swung a deal with

For the first time in more than 50 years, the Chevron Championship isn’t being played this week at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. The first major of the women’s golf season has moved to The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas. With the relocation, many wondered whether one of the

6:30 AM ET Time to share my favorite article of the offseason. You’ve read lots of 2023 mock drafts this spring. I feel pretty confident in saying none of them looks anything like this one. Most mock drafts don’t include any trades. This one only includes trades. Yes, it’s my annual all-trades mock draft, where

7:00 AM ET While much of the considerable attention paid to the NFL draft focuses on the first round and the top prospects, there is plenty of talent available in the later rounds. It’s just a matter of finding it. A team’s draft class can be made by landing a diamond in the rough, a

1:20 AM ET ESPN staff The 2023 Stanley Cup playoffs are here, as 16 teams compete for the most magnificent trophy in sports. The record-setting Boston Bruins are the No. 1 overall seed, but their path will be a tough one. Out West, the defending Cup champion Colorado Avalanche hope to continue their reign atop